After weeks of rehearsals and preparation, the curtain will rise this weekend on a family favorite for four shows only at Bret Harte High Theatre in Angels Camp, courtesy of CSTARS. For the uninitiated, CSTARS is an acronym for Calaveras Sings! Theatre Arts Repertory for Kids, a nonprofit community theatre group dedicated since 2009 to providing performance opportunities for kids […]
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Off the Wall’s Robin Hood: The Musical–merry family fun
By Tori JamesIf an evening or afternoon enjoying the antics of aspiring young local stars sounds like fun, check out the latest theatrical offering in downtown San Andreas at The Metropolitan. Robin Hood: The Musical, which the nonprofit Off the Wall Youth Theatre Troupe opened last weekend, runs through this Sunday, July 20 with performances on the outdoor performing stage in the […]
Stars, stripes, arts and crafts
By Jason CurrierThe small town charm meter was peaking in Arnold on the first weekend of July. As is tradition the Fourth of July parade was held on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. and proceeded from the Arnold Byway to the Cedar Center Shopping Plaza. Mother nature cooperated with pleasant weather for the patriotic promenade. Another Arnold Fourth of July tradition, the […]
Moose lodge donates $28K to Hospice of Amador & Calaveras
By Lance ArmstrongHospice of Amador & Calaveras was recently the benefactor of a $28,000 donation that was presented to this local independent, nonprofit health care provider of end-of-life care by Ebbetts Pass Moose Lodge No. 1123. The presentation was made at the lodge’s headquarters in Arnold on June 26. The donation came from proceeds raised from the annual Dan Leary Memorial Golf […]
Celebrating Independence Day – parades, fireworks, barbecues and more
By Jan HoveyOn July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, heralding the 13 colonies’ separation from Great Britain and establishing the United States. John Adams wrote, “This will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. […]
